Hooray! We're so glad you want to visit. Noisebridge is a space designed to be open pretty much to anyone 24/7! We especially welcome those who like to tinker and to hack on things, and are generally nice. On average, we don't appreciate people looking for a halfway house to sleep in, to steal things, or to be on the lookout for giveaway freebies and people to annoy. Read here for more [[Visitor advice]] on our culture and some suggestions on how to interface with it. Our collectivist [[Do-ocracy]] -style anarchy is often strange to people who are accustomed to more authoritarian structures, and many new visitors are initially confused on how things work or who they should talk to about things.

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Hooray! We're so glad you want to visit. Noisebridge is a space that has been [[Noisebridge Vision|designed since its inception]] to be open to pretty much all hackers 24/7. We especially welcome those who like to tinker and hack on things, and those who are generally nice. On average, we [[Community_standards#Do_Not_Want | do not want]] people looking for a halfway house to sleep in, using the space to store their items, coming here to indefinitely "borrow" or outright steal things, or being on the lookout for people to annoy. Read here for more [[Visitor advice]] on our culture and some suggestions on how to interface with it. Our collectivist [[Do-ocracy]] -style anarchy is often strange to people who are accustomed to more authoritarian structures, and many new visitors are initially confused on how things work or who they should talk to about things. You can get an excellent gist of cutting-edge happenings by reading the [[Last_meeting|notes from our latest weekly meeting]].

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Noisebridge is located on the 3rd floor of 2169 Mission. There is a staircase up and an accessible elevator as well. The elevator can be a little persnickety but it has a bell that rings up into the space for assistance if needed. More [[Accessibility]] info available as well. Read on for ways to get into the building.

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Noisebridge is located on the 3rd floor of 2169 Mission in the center of San Francisco's [https://www.airbnb.com/locations/san-francisco/mission-district Mission District]. Read up on [[Getting Here]]. There is a staircase and an accessible elevator. The elevator can be a little persnickety but it has a bell that rings up into the space for assistance if needed. Read more about [[Accessibility]].

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You can also check out some more info on transit and [[Getting Here]].

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== How Do I Get Into 2169 Mission? ==

== How Do I Get Into 2169 Mission? ==

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== Staying In ==

== Staying In ==

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Noisebridge is a hackerspace. To help facilitate excellent hacking, the membership community would like someone to vouch for you. Now that you're in, how do you stay in? An excellent question! There's a few ways:

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To help facilitate excellent hacking, the membership community would like you to be vouched for while you are in the space.

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=== Be a brand new visitor to the space and/or attend a Tuesday night meeting <span style="font-weight: normal">(the two easiest ways!)</span> ===

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=== As a Guest ===

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* Ask a [[docents | docent]] to introduce you to the space when you visit for the first time

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Find a [[:Category:Members|Member]] or [[:Category:Associate_Members|Associate Member]] that is physically in the space to vouch for you. When they leave, you might have to find another member to vouch for you or else you may be asked to come back another time. You might:

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* Attend a [[meeting | weekly meeting]]

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* ask a [[docents | volunteer Noisebridge docent]] to introduce you to the space

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* attend a [[meeting | Tuesday evening meeting]], generally open to all visitors

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* ask the teacher or coordinator of the event you're attending

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* ask a friend or acquiantance of yours that's already in the space

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* make a brand new friend in the space

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* Go on the [[Mailinglist | NB discussion mailing list]] or [[IRC | IRC chat]] and ask to meet a Regular or Associate Member at the space at a specific time

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=== Be a vouchsafed guest of a Regular Member or an Associate Member''' <span style="font-weight: normal">(the next easiest way)</span> ===

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=== As an Associate Member ===

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* Find out if a Regular or Associate Member is currently present at the space to vouch for you

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In brief: find 4 members to sign your application, done!

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* Ask the coordinator of the event you plan on attending to vouch for you

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* Read up on [[Associate Membership|becoming an Associate Member]].

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* Ask your friend who is a Regular or Associate Member to go with you to the space

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* Go on the [[Mailinglist | NB discussion mailing list]] or [[IRC | IRC chat]] and ask if a Regular or Associate Member will go with you

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* Go to the space and ask the person who lets you in to vouch for you (no guarantee!)

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=== Become an Associate Member ===

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=== As a Full Member ===

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* In brief: find '''4''' members that will vouch for you, go through the formal process of waiting a month or so for your name to be discussed at the [[meeting | weekly meeting]], profit!

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* Read up on [[Membership | becoming a Full Member]]

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Please note that either [[Meeting_Notes_2013_10_29#Proposal_to_create_an_Associate_Member_role_and_limit_access_to_Noisebridge_24.2F7_to_Member.2C_Associate_Member_and_t |

Associate Memberships]] or guests needing member hosts to vouch for them are requirements in order to get into Noisebridge, new as of November 2013. During the current process of establishing a critical mass of Associate Members, we request the short-term patience of you repeat visitors, especially when Regular Members or event hosts become unavailable at the space to vouch for you and thus get you in.

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Associate Memberships]] and guest vouching is new as of November 2013. Please be patient as we work out the kinks in this new system through our ongoing [[Consensus Process | process of consensus]].

Revision as of 22:58, 2 February 2014

Contents

Overview

Hooray! We're so glad you want to visit. Noisebridge is a space that has been designed since its inception to be open to pretty much all hackers 24/7. We especially welcome those who like to tinker and hack on things, and those who are generally nice. On average, we do not want people looking for a halfway house to sleep in, using the space to store their items, coming here to indefinitely "borrow" or outright steal things, or being on the lookout for people to annoy. Read here for more Visitor advice on our culture and some suggestions on how to interface with it. Our collectivist Do-ocracy -style anarchy is often strange to people who are accustomed to more authoritarian structures, and many new visitors are initially confused on how things work or who they should talk to about things. You can get an excellent gist of cutting-edge happenings by reading the notes from our latest weekly meeting.

Noisebridge is located on the 3rd floor of 2169 Mission in the center of San Francisco's Mission District. Read up on Getting Here. There is a staircase and an accessible elevator. The elevator can be a little persnickety but it has a bell that rings up into the space for assistance if needed. Read more about Accessibility.

How Do I Get Into 2169 Mission?

If you've never been to the space before, simply press the door bell on the right of the gate labeled "Noisebridge" with tiny text. If there's someone in the space who feels like giving a tour (most of the time, except for late at night and early morning) they may buzz you in.

If you are inside Noisebridge and want to open the gate for someone outside you can look through the handy-dandy "periscope" closed-circuit camera to see who's there. If you know them, hit the "DOOR" button on the intercom pad to buzz them in. Please take responsibility for the people you let into the space!

Otherwise, here are some cunning ways to get in.

If you've got a valid code, you can use the payphone keypad next to the gate to let yourself in.

There's an app for your Android device which will open the gate (almost) every time.

More info about doors, keys, openings, and mousetraps available here: Access_Control.

Staying In

To help facilitate excellent hacking, the membership community would like you to be vouched for while you are in the space.

As a Guest

Find a Member or Associate Member that is physically in the space to vouch for you. When they leave, you might have to find another member to vouch for you or else you may be asked to come back another time. You might: